James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Jer 5:25
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
There can be many reasons that God will allow bad things to happen. He surely has some reasons that we cannot know until a later time, but we must hold on to our faith that He is a loving Father and knows better than we do what is good for us.
1. A major part of the problems we face is because of the law of sowing and reaping.
Gal 6:7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Gal 6:8
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Gal 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Gal 6:10
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
When we were sinners, we sowed bad seeds. We all have been sinners. Therefore, we must reap what we've sown. When we come to a time when we give our life over to Jesus Christ and believe that He suffered and died for our sins, and was resurrected the third day, we begin sowing good seeds. However, we are still reaping from our sinful past. Yes, God has forgiven and forgotten those past sins, but our flesh is still going to reap what it sowed. We can only reap corruption in the flesh while we are here on earth. I believe that is one of the reasons we suffer with so many illnesses and pains.
BUT, THERE IS HOPE! Galatians 6:9 tells us not to be weary in well doing for we shall reap in due time if we don't give up. In my own life, I'm still reaping some things from my sinful past, but I try my best to hold on to Jesus and let Him help me get through it. I've been a Christian for many years and have seen some of the good reaping, also. :-)
So you see, we have to take responsibility for our own actions. We do have choices in this life. The Bible tells us over and over to choose life and righteousness. We usually will not choose these good things until we give our life to Jesus Christ. He gives us His power to hold on to Him through the rough trials and if we stay true to Him, we come out of these trials stronger in our faith.
2. Remember this event in the Bible?
John 9:1
And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
John 9:2
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
John 9:3
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
Therefore, sin is not always the reason bad things happen to Christians. The way you handle your situation can be a witness to your family and friends who do not know the Lord. Also remember Job? It is a book that I re-read many times while going through pain or trials. The best example to remember during our personal war is Jesus and what He went through for us.
Eccl 3:1
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
We are going to have seasons of peace and seasons of war in our life here on Earth. Some of these war times are going to only involve you. Maybe you have excruciating pain at times and you are all alone, because no one else feels that pain. No one can fully understand your pain, except Jesus. Some people have certain seasons of their lives where nothing good has happened and they look around and wonder, "Where is God?". They are in such grief and pain that no words of comfort or help could touch them. You need supernatural help. Something only God can provide. Take your grief and pain to Him and speak it out to Him. Tell Him everything! Tell Him how you can't take any more. Confess your weakness and sin. Confess your faith that has been shaken by this trial. Then tell Him you believe in His mighty Love and will never forsake Him, no matter what you go through. Ask Him for relief in Jesus Christ's Name. Remember that God is merciful and loving. He is the one Who can fix all your problems, but sometimes we have to be patient and let Him work things out in His time as it usually will effect other people and bring Glory to His Name.
3. Please read the following account of the rich man and the beggar.
Luke 16:19
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Luke 16:20
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
Luke 16:21
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Luke 16:22
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Luke 16:23
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Luke 16:24
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
I've always heard preachers say, "If everything is always going great for you and you don't have the devil on your back, then you better start taking a closer look at your spiritual life because something is wrong".
I sincerely hope that this will answer some questions that some of you may have had. Just remember that God will never let you down. Keep holding to His Hand. If you've gotten to the point that you can't pray anymore because you don't see anything happening, then call someone that you know will pray for you right then and there. Sometimes we get to the point that we just have to rely on brothers and sisters in Christ to pray us through our trials.
As you can see, the Bible does gives us some answers to our "Why?" I'm sure there are some things we will not understand until we reach our everlasting home in Heaven. Please, never give up on Jesus!
SHARON
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